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THE
WEALTH
Proposed sales tax bill could unite
urban, rural counties in N.C.
By Charles Talcott
Senior Writer
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Pharmacy in
Student Stores
to open late fall
The Campus Health
satellite location will
use the third floor.
By Blake Hoarty
Staff Writer
Duke University freshmen arent reading this years summer reading book, Fun
Home, and its not because its optional.
Opposition to Alison Bechdels New
York Times best-selling graphic novel
started after Duke freshman Brian Grasso
posted on the schools class of 2019
Facebook page: I feel as if I would have
to compromise my personal Christian
moral beliefs to read it.
It was the graphic illustration of two
women engaging in oral sex and the depiction of a woman masturbating that offended Grasso more than the acts themselves.
Eventually, his protest became a trending topic on Facebook and a national
debate.
Grasso said he believed the selection
process for the summer reading book discriminated against religious people.
They talk a lot about challenging ideas
and challenging beliefs at orientation, but
really the only people who are challenged
here are religious people, he said.
Frank Baumgartner, a UNC political
science professor and the chairman of
UNCs summer reading selection board,
disagrees with Grasso.
Theres a list of all the previous books
that have been used, and a lot of them are
not like The Cat in the Hat, he said.
Theyre going be books that are going
to push some buttons and make people
think. Whenever you do that, youre going
to have some people who are displeased.
The controversy has made an impact in
the Triangle.
Its a little-known, made-up scientific
fact that reading about homosexuality can
indeed induce its onset in some impressionable people, wrote Barry Saunders in
his latest column in The (Raleigh) News
& Observer, titled How dare we expect
these Duke freshmen to read something
that may challenge them?
Many UNC students expressed different
views from Grassos, citing the ability to
take what is needed from the book.
I made a point to read the Bible
because there are things in there that I
know I wasnt going to agree with, and I
wanted to be exposed to them just to
solidify my beliefs, but also to know what
else other people believe, said senior
Shannon Brien.
Freshman Elina Rodriguez said she
Drivers
ed funds
drying up
in budget
Many N.C. public school
districts have suspended
the teaching program.
By Corey Risinger
Assistant State & National Editor
Whoever said money doesnt buy happiness doesnt know where to shop.
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NC Botanical Garden
gets identification app
The North Carolina
Botanical Garden at UNC
released a new iPhone app
called FloraQuest, which
allows users to identify plants
and search definitions of
botanical terms.
The app is a mobile version of the 1,320-page
Flora of the Southern and
Mid-Atlantic States. It aims
to help simplify the plant
identification process by
only showing plants in the
general vicinity.
The app was funded
through the Carolina Apps
Program of the Office of the
Vice Chancellor for Research
and developed by the UNC
Herbarium at the botanical
garden.
FloraQuest can be purchased from the Apple App
Store for $7.99.
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Responding to hundreds of
complaints, the National Forest
Service issued an emergency
closure order in July prohibiting
target shooting in eastern North
Carolinas Croatan National
Forest until November.
Patricia Matteson, a spokeswoman for the National Forest
Service, said that because the
Croatan National Forest is largely flat and surrounded by residences and urban developments,
firearms pose an increased risk.
There was a stray round that
traveled 0.8 miles and ended
up in a bedroom of a house on
adjacent private land, Matteson
said.
In another incident, National
Forest Service personnel were
pinned down due to gunfire, and
gun blasts knocked down trees
and blocked a road, Matteson
said.
Paul Valone, president of
gun advocacy group Grass
Roots North Carolina, said the
increase in gun-related incidents
should be attributed to a raw
increase in gun users rather than
a percentage increase in irresponsible gun owners.
Were all aware that a small
percentage of the population is
irresponsible, Valone said.
Federal legislation from 2010
allowed gun users to follow
their home state laws when in
national forests, and in North
Carolina, laws have extended
gun use to national forests.
Community members from
the Croatan National Forest area
are meeting with park officials
to come up with solutions to the
safety issues, though none have
been published yet.
Valone said the National
Forest Services current policy
punishes responsible gun owners because of a few irresponsible owners.
Anything that someone can
do negligently with a firearm is
already illegal. Prosecute them,
Valone said.
But (Grass Roots North
Carolina) would not support any
policy that would place a blanket
ban upon the actions of responsible gun owners.
Valone said Grass Roots is not
directly taking action against the
firing halt.
These incidents, as well as
others nationwide, indicate people have not been responsible
gun owners, said Sam Arbes,
president of the Tar Heel Rifle
and Pistol Club.
You need to be knowledgeable about the terrain, Arbes
said. If you are outdoors and on
flat land, you shoot into a hillside or downward something
you can see is there.
Arbes said recreational
shooters must act responsibly
in forests, pointing out that a
.223-caliber rifle shoots straight
for 200 to 300 yards and will
pass through paper or cardboard
without changing course, so
the bullet can end up anywhere
within three football fields if the
shooter doesnt make sure it will
lodge into a hill or the ground.
Know what is beyond your
target; any firearm course will
teach that, Arbes said. You
need to be knowledgeable about
the terrain.
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DTH/VERONICA BURKHART
Senior journalism major Eric Surber practices the organ at the Chapel of the Cross, where he has been performing at various services for three years.
est questions.
Sophomore Barbara Cronin also
said Liu was helpful in her first year
at UNC.
Last year, when I was trying to
fill out my shopping cart, I didnt
realize what to do, so I sent him a
personal message on Facebook,
Cronin said.
Cronin said that Liu got back
to her quickly and that his advice
helped her a lot.
Liu said he felt confused during
his first year, even after orientation.
I thought I could help these people coming in and answer their questions so they know what to expect
when they come to college, he said.
Though he spends a lot of time on
Facebook, Liu does much more than
that at UNC.
Ive tried almost everything at
this campus, he said.
With Carolina United, hospital
cancer research, Carolina For the
Kids, UNC Sexuality and Gender
Alliance, and Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity, Liu is heavily involved in
student life.
Liu said he has received plenty of
DTH/KYLE HODGES
Murphy Liu, a UNC junior, has been answering questions on Facebook for
incoming and current freshmen since before his own freshmen year in 2013.
complicated steps.
Weve approved a permit, and
generally when we approve a permit,
its for a specific time frame of two
years, Chaney said. During that
period of time the developer undergoes final planning processes, and
depending on the complexity of the
development, it can take quite some
time to finalize plans.
Chaney said one of the main reasons for the approval of this project
is to increase the amount of economic activity in Carrboro.
The town of Carrboro made a
commitment to dramatically expand
the number of commercial spaces
in Carrboro, so the town and businesses can generate more economic
activity and take some of the pressure off of residents who pay property taxes for keeping our town revenues working for us, Chaney said.
Support for the shopping center is
varied among both nonresidents and
residents of Carrboro.
Allie Pfeffer, a Durham resident,
said she is not in support of Carrboro
adding more commercial areas.
I would imagine its probably not
a good idea since its a residential
area on that street, Pfeffer said.
But Eric Daza, a Chapel Hill resident, feels the addition of a shopping center could benefit residents.
It could be good for local industry, especially bringing in a lot of
local business owners, Daza said.
News
DTH/KATIE WILLIAMS
Phil Jamison, a professor at Warren Wilson College, performs a traditional Appalachian dance after a talk in Wilson Library on Tuesday.
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DTH/LANGSTON TAYLOR
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919-682-0128 fishmongers.net
806 W. Main St., Durham
(Across from Brightleaf Square)
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Meanwhile, frustrated
students and parents have
turned to private driving
services to fill the gaps left by
uncertain funding.
Edward Rincon, owner
of Durhams Andes Driving
School, said business has
boomed, jumping about 60
percent since districts suspended their programs.
Private instruction for
drivers ed peaks as high as
All Around Driving Schools
summer tuition, which is set
Moving IN?
Sports
By Jeremy Vernon
Assistant Sports Editor
DTH/KYLE HODGES
Sophomore offensive lineman Bentley Spain (75) says he wants to be a NASCAR driver one day.
Prompt
Compassionate listening
Convenient
On-site lab
Inviting Office
Responsive Care
Mutual Respect
Comfortable surroundings
Straight-up talk
No hospital-affiliated fees
City
We have an
average of about 40
kids come to every
market.
Margaret Krome-Lukens,
market assistant manager
Deadlines
Announcements
AUDITIONS
for Carolina Choir, Chamber Singers, Mens
and Womens Glee Clubs THIS WEEK! Sign
up in Person Hall, Room 106. More info:
skleb@email.unc.edu.
Business
Opportunities
RODAN & FIELDS DERMATOLOGISTS: Consultants wanted for the 4th largest premium skincare brand in the US. Work on YOUR schedule,
no parties, no inventory. Products all come
with a 60 empty bottle money back guarantee.
Get paid to wash your face and network. Text
Kristen at 919-291-1888.
YMCA AFTERSCHOOL
COUNSELOR
Counselors needed for fun and engaging after
school program at the Chapel Hill-Carrboro
YMCA. Hours are 2-6pm. Opportunity to work
with elementary school students in active as
well and creative afterschool activities emphasizing the Ys core values of honesty, respect,
caring and responsibility. Apply online at the
link provided. 919-442-9622.
AFTERSCHOO
BABYSITTER
needed 2-3 days/wk starting immediately for
3 great kids (ages 7, 11, 14). Some driving for
activities necessary, so a car and good driving
record required. beournanny@earthlink.net.
HOUSEHOLD HELP: Lovely family seeks cleaning, organizational household help. Character
important, references required, freshman preferred, $12/hr. to start. Walk from campus. Do
your laundry here. Contact Mrs. Fitzpatrick,
pamela@hsgfellow.org.
AFTERSCHOOL CHILD CARE WANTED. Seeking fun, creative and experienced helper for
after school M-Th 3-5:30pm for son (12) and
daughter (13). Help with homework and driving to activities. Safe driving record a must.
BadgerFamilyNC@gmail.com.
AFTERNOON BABYSITTER
NEEDED
Kind, caring and committed babysitter needed
for 2 children (6 and 3 year-olds) in the afternoons (12/1-5:30pm) from mid-September.
Close to Southpoint. Pre-tax wages of $13-$15/
hr. based on prior qualifications. Own transportation required. Gas expenses reimbursed..
Email babysitter1521@gmail.com.
AFTERSCHOOL CHILD CARE NEEDED: Looking
for a kind, caring and fun individual to watch
our children (ages 6 and 4) 3-6pm. Will need
to pick up from school and drive home or to
activities. Must have dependable transportation and be comfortable with pets. Contact:
andineely1@gmail.com or 919-452-6588.
CHILD CARE FOR 15 month-old. 8:30am5pm M-F. Part-time or full-time. Experience and references preferred. Walking
distance from campus, driving not needed.
rekhapitts@yahoo.com.
SITTER NEEDED for boy (8) and girl (12) in Chapel Hill near UNC campus. School pick up and
activities Tu-Th until 6pm plus some evenings.
Must be reliable and creative with clean driving
record and good references. $14/hr. +gas money. Cooking a plus. battlepark68@gmail.com.
LOOKING FOR compassionate and dependable candidate to work M-F afternoons with
11 year-old autistic girl. Job includes supervising at an afterschool program and community outings. Also hiring for weekends.
Some experience preferred. Please respond
to Tricia at triciawildman@yahoo.com and
acquire2001@yahoo.com.
AFTERSCHOOL CHILD CARE NEEDED Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays 3-5:30pm
for 2 children, ages 5 and 9, in Carrboro.
Days and hours somewhat flexible. Contact
yourkavi@live.unc.edu.
Help Wanted
NANNY, HOUSE MANAGER NEEDED for 3 children (grades 6, 9 and 11) in Hillsborough. Tasks
include organizing family schedule, getting the
6th and 9th graders where they need to go,
grocery shopping and light housekeeping with
kids and homework help. Some fixed hours,
but middle of the days are free and schedule
is flexible. Position includes private suite and
$30-$40k salary. Please email questions and
resume to ncnanny2015@gmail.com.
AFTERSCHOOL SITTER needed for ages 5
and 9. 2.30-5.30pm M-Th. Prior experience and references required. Please contact
sasokan@gmail.com.
SUNDAY SITTER
Wanted for 8 year-old boy. Must have reliable
and safe transportation. Must love SPORTS,
creative play and dogs. Most Sundays 9am5pm. Saturday flexibility a plus. $11+/hr. Email
cabbytwo@netscape.net.
For Rent
FAIR HOUSING
$10.10/hr.
HOROSCOPES
Help Wanted
For Rent
Help Wanted
PART-TIME SATURDAY
EVENT STAFF
NICE FURNISHED ROOM with private bathroom in a fully furnished 2BR/2.5BA condo.
Equipped kitchen, W/D. Tennis court, swimming pool. Walk to shops, bus to UNC. $749/
mo. per room. All utilities, TV, internet included. No pets. Pictures: www.uncduke.com,
Email: unc.duke.apartment@gmail.com or
text: 919-525-7521.
MILL CREEK CONDO: Live in this nice Mill
Creek condo, near the pool and a short walk
to the bus stop on MLK. 4BR/2BA, a deal
at $1,600/mo, 4 parking passes included.
Call 919-968-7226 or email rentals@millhouseproperties.com.
GRAD STUDENTS: THIS Carrboro 1BR apartment above garage. Very quiet neighborhood.
$540/mo. For more info contact Fran Holland
Properties, fhollandprop@gmail.com.
AVAILABLE 9/1. 2BR/1.5BA Carrboro townhome at 504 Hillsborough Street, Greenbriar
Apartments, Carrboro. Pets negotiable, on
busline. $775/mo. Water included. Fran Holland Properties. Email fhollandprop@gmail.
com or text 919-630-3229.
5 BLOCKS TO TOP OF THE HILL! 4BR/3.5BA
carriage house. Double garage, skylights,
hardwoods, all electric. Available September.
$2,700/mo. Call: 919-942-6945.
For Sale
MOVING SALE. 8am, August 29. 24 McDowell,
Fearrington Village. Extensive furniture and
household items, antiques, love seat, sofa bed,
bed frame, linens, fridge, microwave.
Help Wanted
PRESCHOOL TEACHER WANTED: Harvest Learning Center, a 5 star preschool
in south Durham, is seeking a full-time
2/3 teacher. Education and experience
preferred but will train. Send resumes:
harvestdirectors@harvestlearningcenter.com.
NATIVE SPANISH SPEAKER. We would like a
native Spanish speaker to spend 1-2 hrs/wk
with our daughter to help keep up her Spanish
language skills. She is a former Spanish immersion student for 6 years. Must be talkative and
creative. Early afternoons preferred. 4-5pm.
Please email me: mcshaw@nc.rr.com.
HOUSE HELPER: Regular cleaning, light computer work, organizing. 6-10 hrs/wk. Student
preferred. $12/hr. raise possible. 4 mile drive
from campus. Rebecca, 919-967-0138.
WINGS OVER CHAPEL HILL is hiring cooks,
Hiring part-time Saturday event staff. Occasional Friday night but almost exclusively
Saturday work. Assist with coordinating weddings, college football game day groups, wine
tours, etc. EXCELLENT PAY! Send your letter
of interest by email along with the resume if
you have one and your field of study. Email to
careers@carolinalivery.net.
PART-TIME KENNEL HELP and bathers needed.
Mostly on weekends. Experience preferred.
Must be smart, hardworking, animal lover. Apply in person. 710 West Rosemary Street. Love
Overboard Kennels and Grooming. Or email
luvdog22@bellsouth.net.
ASSISTANT NEEDED PART-TIME for helping
student in wheelchair. $10/hr, hours flexible
but consistent. Duties include driving, no car
needed, assisting with meals, homework,
getting to classes and other physical activities. Contact neededassistant@gmail.com,
919-414-0494.
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Help Wanted
PART-TIME OFFICE,
EVENT STAFF
Part-time office assistants, event coordinators
at alumnus owned transportation and special
event company. Great hands on opportunity.
Minimum GPA: 3.0 (NO EXCEPTIONS!). Junior, seniors, grad students preferred. Flexible,
can work around your classes, exams, activities. Business, marketing, media&journalism
students encouraged (not required); INCREDIBLE pay ($13-$16/hr); Some weekend special event coordinating. Email availability,
outline of work experience, area of study to
BeckyMcMorrow@CarolinaLivery.net.
YARD AND HOUSE MAINTENANCE. Some
muscles needed. Multiplicity of tasks. Student
preferred. $12/hr, raise possible. 4 mile drive
from campus. Robert, 919-967-0138.
Takeout Central delivers from local restaurants to homes in Chapel Hill. We are hiring
part-time and full-time employees for taking
phone orders from customers. Earn $10/hr.
working with 4 other recent UNC grads. Email
Charles@takeoutcentral.com.
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Pets/Livestock
HORSE BOARDING: UNC student missing your
horse? Beautiful barn 5 miles from UNC-CH
campus. 5 stalls; riding ring; owners on-site.
$350-$550. 919-475-6993.
Roommates
MALE SEEKING ROOMMATE in 2BR house 2
blocks off campus (near Columbia and Ransom
Street). Rent $600/mo. including utilities. Email
room6177@gmail.com.
Tutoring Wanted
MATH, SCIENCE TUTOR for 28 year-old man,
high functioning on autism spectrum. $25 per
2 hour weekly session. Life sciences or pharma
undergrad or grad. At parents home in Southern Village. Email brian.buxton@gmail.com.
STARPOINT STORAGE
NEED STORAGE SPACE?
Safe, Secure, Climate Controlled
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and artistic
director of
CPA and UNCs
executive
director
of the arts.
we can do yet.
We would like to find a
way to have our communities
understand the difficulties
that artists face in countries
where they are not free to do
the work that they would like
to do.
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Opinion
EDITORIAL CARTOON
ISHMAEL BISHOP
GABY NAIR
JACOB ROSENBERG
KERN WILLIAMS
TREY FLOWERS
SAM OH
JUSTINA VASQUEZ
CAMERON JERNIGAN
ZACH RACHUBA
BRIAN VAUGHN
LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR
Property
valued
over
Black life
NEXT
Mistress of Quirk
Evana Bodiker reminds us to be
kind to CDS food workers.
Wondering Womanist
Jalynn Harris
Editorial mistaken
about Hatchell
EDITORIAL
rigger warnings
alerts to material
that may elicit negative emotional reactions
are a topic of debate among
professors.
They must consider how
sensitive material affects
students in their classrooms
while also considering the
value of these topics.
That material takes
many forms and can be
unhealthy for students
with mental health issues
and nearly one in five
adults ages 18-24 reports
EDITORIAL
Public knowledge
Professors should
share their views
in popular forums.
NC is a place
where experts in
particular fields
impart their knowledge to
others in an institutionalized manner.
But while professors
are already tremendously
useful in the classroom,
professors could benefit
the public good by making
extra efforts to impart their
knowledge in public dialogues, and they shouldnt
be afraid to be outspoken.
Many already do and
should be emulated.
When Silent Sam was
painted during the summer, the conversation
surrounded the origins of
both the Confederacy and
the monument.
Many who were not
experts weighed in on the
issue, often with uninformed opinions about the
history of the statue.
Luckily, history professor Harry Watson was
willing to share his expertise on the issue.
Even those who disagreed with Watson would
still be hard-pressed to
undermine the factual
accuracy of his arguments.
SPORTS COLUMN
Pat James
Sports Editor
Senior journalism major from
Asheville.
Email: sports@dailytarheel.com
TO THE EDITOR:
As a womens basketball
season ticketholder, a faculty member and a female,
I felt compelled to respond
to the misleading Daily
Tar Heel editorial from
Thursday on the womens
basketball situation.
When I read the
Wainstein report, it was
clear to me that womens
basketball was in the worst
position of all of the sports.
The documented actions of
Jan Boxill were especially
damning because she was
also a faculty member.
It was not surprising that
the NCAA notice of allegations called out womens
basketball and Boxills
impermissible academic
assistance separately in
allegation two.
Many recent articles and
letters have touted claims
that womens basketball is
being offered up as the sacrificial lamb in our scandal
to save the revenue sports.
The sole evidence
appears to be that Coach
Sylvia Hatchell, under contract through 2018, did not
have her contract extended
this past year like Coach
Roy Williams.
I suspect our athletic
departments top priority
for womens basketball has
been defending the program against allegation two
in order to minimize potential sanctions that could
impact current studentathletes.
By all reports, Coach
Hatchell is upbeat about
this years team and the
future of her program, with
several recent commitments of future players.
If anyone can fight
through the adversity of an
extremely short bench created by player departures,
it is Hall of Fame Coach
Hatchell. Im looking forward to watching a young,
inexperienced team grow
up this season.
As to the bigger issue of
which heads should roll in
our scandal, it is important
to keep in mind that no one
in the athletics department
has the authority to create classes or the oversight
responsibility to ensure that
our academic offerings are
conducted with integrity.
It is not unreasonable for
any coach to have trusted
that all our courses offered
legitimate instruction overseen by faculty.
Prof. Cindy Schauer
Chemistry
Students should
value social issues
TO THE EDITOR:
Freshman orientation
and the first days of class
are filled with constant
harangues about what it
means to be a member of
the UNC community.
Chapel Hill, we are told, is
a baby blue place where the
students, faculty and staff
care and want to change the
world. They are active and,
above all, supportive of each
other. But when I attended
the #SayHerName vigil hosted by the NAACP and UNCs
Black Student Movement,
I couldnt help but feel that
this community might be
nothing more than a feelgood illusion.
When the stories of those
women killed by police violence were told, I couldnt
help but notice the absence
of our great Tar Heel spirit.
Of course not all of
us, myself included, are
remotely in a position to
talk, but why arent there
more people listening?
Why is it that in this
school where hundreds or
thousands of people can
turn up for frat parties or
sports games, not even 150
can come to an event that
actually matters? If we can
be animals on a Thursday,
why is it so hard to be
humans on a Monday?
This community is being
offered an opportunity to
move forward, and if its
even half as great of a place
as it likes to think it is, it
should take the time to
learn something important.
Thomas Elliott
Freshman
Political science
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